U.S. President Donald Trump defended Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi after Chinese President Xi Jinping criticized her during a summit in Beijing, Yomiuri Shimbun reported.
Xi told Trump that Takaichi and Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te posed a threat to regional peace. Trump responded by saying Takaichi was not the type of leader who deserved such criticism.
Relations between Japan and China have been strained after Takaichi suggested a potential Chinese attack on Taiwan could trigger a Japanese military response.
